The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-14
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.

YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
THE following items of news appeared in our
Second Edition of Sunday:l
Developments In the Rock Island Robbery.
MORRIS, I'll, Feb. 12-Yesterday William
Mrs. Schwartz, and had long interview with
Schwartz. This morning Watt was placed
under arrest and taken before Justice WOOD.
bury, charged with completely in the murder OF
Kellogg Nichols, the Rock Island express mes
seneer The preliminary examination was post
poned to FRIDAY OF next week. After Schwartz;
the Rock Island brakeman, had been bound
over by the committing magistrate at Morris
the other day, it was thought best to make
search Of his house. in the hope that some OF
the plumber might be found therein. As re-
suit his wife came TO Pinkerton's detective
agency, and after some hesitation, made con,
fession. She admitted that she had changed
quite number of 500 and $50 bills at one place
and another; that she had carried consid-
cradle sum on her person, and that
she had maintained great secrecy about these
matters at the request OF her husband. she
said that while her husband knew nothing about
the murder, orWho committed it, on the night
of the tragedy he ran the express car from Nor
ris to Davenport; that after he got into the car
and began sorting things around, he found
package of $50 and 500 bills, which he put IN
He had expended some of this, had secreted an
other small portion, had burned package when
he thought he was too closely watched by detect
ives in Philadelphia, and finally had given an
other snare to friend Mrs. Schwartz ex-
pressed herself exceedingly anxious that her
husband should state the whole truth of the
business, and offered to go to Morris and urge
him to do SO. On Monday last MIR. w. A. Pink
erton and Mrs. Schwartz went to Morris and
visited the brakeman in the Jail. Schwartz was
told frankly what his wife had said, and asked
to make an explanation. Mrs. Schwartz threw
her arms around his neck and begged him to tell
the truth. He then said that he had found
package under the seat in the smoking-car of
Danforth's train, on which he rode from Daven-
port to Chicago on the night after the robbery;
that it was wrapped In brown manila paper, and
that the wrapper was marked 80 ooo put
whether that correctly indicated the contents or
not he did not know. II put this money IN my
pocket he said, land said nothing to anybody
about it. > In May last. when l went to Phla-
delphia, and was so closely watched and bounded
about, burned $500 of 1t IN the stove at nome.
The balance spent"
Upon being assured that this story could not
be true, he finally said that he had given por-
ton OF the money to man whose name he
would not give, because it would get that man
in trouble. Mr. Pinkerton told him much would
depend upon circumstances, and finally Schwartz
admitted that he had given upward of SIS, 600 in
800 bills TO Newton Watt
"You go to Newt Watt" said he to Mr.. Pink
cTtOu, anu Toll IT'LL budt Scut yOu, duO tudV l.
want him to give you the two packages I gave
him last August They were wrapped in brown
paper. He will probably deny that he got them.
but say to him if he doubts your word to come
and see me, and will give him the order"
Mr.. Pinkerton was thus armed for encoun-
ter with Watt. who had been under suspicion
from the beginning. but against whom it seemed
impossible to secure tangible evidence. The fol-
lowing day Watt was called into room and a
demand made upon him, in the presence of Mrs
Schwartz, for the packages Turning to Mrs.
Schwartz, Watt said: Mrs. Schwartz, l have
not got anything belonging to Harry, and never
had. l would not be fool enough to take any
packages after this robbery and murder"
Mr.. Pinkerton-Watt, this is all foolishness.
You know you have got those packages.
Mrs. Schwartz-Yes, that Is true You know
you got me to leave the house whilo Harry gave
you these packages and l want you to give
them up to Mr.. Pinkerton.
Watt have nothing to give up.
The efforts to make him tell the truth having
proved unayailing, Watt was taken to Morris, a
day or two after. and presented to Schwartz.
Schwartz then repeated the assertion that he
had given the package TO Watt, and demanded
it's surrender. After denying over and over
again that he had ever received anything at the
hands Of Harry Schwartz. Watt suddenly broke
down, and admitted precisely what was charged.
"The package" he said, lis beyond my
reach"
Mr.. Pinkerton-Tell me who you gave it to.
Watt-I cannot
recovering it
Watt-No. It is place where neither you,
nor /, or any one can ever getit
Mr.. Pinkerton pushed the inquiry still further
| and succeeded in securing admissions and evi.
dence which justified him in arresting Watt for
| completely in the murder. 1t is understood that
| those having charge of the prosecution are in
| possession of evidence duplicating at least one
other man. Who this is they resuse to divulge.
| Watt is held not merely as an accessory to the
robbery. He is directly charged with being the
| assassin of Kellogg Nichols, tho express messen
ger. This forenoon the States attorney filed in
formation against Watt as having committed
| the murder by striking Nichols upon the hea6
| with an iron rod which had been in use as
| poker. It was upon this information that a writ
| was issued which transferred Watt from tn,
care of detectives to the custody Of the sheriff
The preliminary examination of Watt is set fo
next Friday. One of his brothers was here to
day with brakeman Schwartz's attorney. hav
| ing an interview with both Schwartz and Watt
The two prisoners declared in the most emphati,
manner that neither Watt nor Schwartz ha
said anything to the detectives, Mrs. Schwartz
| or any one else, in the least duplicating them
| selves or any one else.
European War Preparations.
BERLIN, Feb 12.-The North German Gazett
| says that since General Boulanger assume,
charge of the French War Office not a day ha
| passed without measures being taken to aug
ment the offensive strength OF the French army
| The patriotic attitude of the French Chamber o
Deputies and the French press toward tn
credits General Boulanger considers necessary
ought to cover with shame the Progressist an
Catholic parties in Germany. which, when tn
glorious creator of German unity declares tina
the sacrifices he asks from the nation have n
other aim than peace. refuse him the neeessar
means to defend the frontiers of the fatnerland
Baden advces report increasing arrivals OF re-
Inducements. At Saarbruck regiment of cay
airy has been billeted upon the inhabitants; a
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